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Checklist for Superfamily Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
101
556
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
83
524
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
34
212
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
20
126
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lygaeoidea
Schilling, 1829
7
28
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
7 Families width 62 Species and 3 Subspecies
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829Chinch bugs22SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Dirt-colored Seed Bugs24SpeciesTaxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862Chinch Bugs8SpeciesTaxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851Stilt bug0SpeciesTaxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18625SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
28 Genera with 62 Species
#ACDGHILMNOPS
Allocentrum Bergroth, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Aspilocoryphus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopeltus Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Capodemus Slater & Sweet, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dieuches Dohrn, 197315SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphopterus Stål, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dinomachus Distant, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Distadieuches Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Gampsocoris Fuss, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptostethus Stål, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Horridipamera Malipatil, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Horvathiolus Josifov, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodemus Fieber, 19706SpeciesTaxom
Lanchnophorus Reuter, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Lethaeus Dallas, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lygaeus Fabricius, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Macropes Motschulsky, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Melanotelus Reuter, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Naphiellus Scudder, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Naphius Stål, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Neolethaeus Distant, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Oncopeltus Stål, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Opistostenus Reuter, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Paromius Fieber, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Poeantius Stål, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pylorgus Stål, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Spilostethus Stål, 1794Milkweed bugs6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
62 Species and 3 Subspecies
Allocentrum crassifemur Stål, 1855
Aspilocoryphus fasciativentris Stål, 1858
Aulacopeltus minor Distant, 1903
Capodemus navis Slater, 1964
Dieuches africanus Distant, 1918
Dieuches armatipes Walker, 1872
Dieuches armipes Fabricius, 1794
Dieuches etemporalis Eyles, 1973
Dieuches laticeps Eyles, 1973
Dieuches lilliputanus A.Eyles, 1973
Dieuches longiceps Eyles, 1973
Dieuches parallelus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches patruelis Stål, 1855
Dieuches proximus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches relatus Distant & W.L., 1901
Dieuches scioensis Lethierry, 1881
Dieuches smithi Distant & W.L., 1918
Dieuches solus Eyles, 1973
Dieuches triangulus Eyles, 1973
Dimorphopterus annulatus Slater & J.A., 1964
Dinomachus marshalli Distant, 1901
Dinomachus perplexus Scudder & G...., 1971
Distadieuches crudelis Haglund, 1895
Graptostethus septus Germar, 1837
Graptostethus servus Fabricius, 1787Lygaeid bug
Graptostethus swynnertoni Scudder, 1975
Horridipamera inconspicua Dallas, 1852Seed bug
Horvathiolus delicatulus C.Stal, 1855
Horvathiolus longipilosus Slater & Sperry, 1973
Ischnodemus basalis F.Walker, 1872
Ischnodemus diplachne Slater, J.A...., 1970
Ischnodemus noctulus Distant, 1901
Ischnodemus parabasalis Slater, 1964
Ischnodemus tenebrosus Slater & Har..., 1970
Ischnodemus umbrosus Slater, J.A...., 1970
Lanchnophorus flavus Scudder, 1971
Lanchnophorus singalensis Dohrn & F.A., 1860
Lethaeus longirostris Reuter & O.M., 1887
Lygaeus swynnertoni Distant, 1915
Macropes albosignatus Distant & W.L., 1918
Melanotelus villosula C.Stal, 1855
Melanotelus villosulus Stål, 1855
Naphiellus dilutus G.Horvath, 1892
Naphiellus ferrugineus Distant, 1918
Naphius apicalis Dallas, 1852
Neolethaeus aethiopicus Hesse, 1925
Neolethaeus descriptus Walker, 1872
Oncopeltus famelicus famelicus
Oncopeltus famelicus jucundus Dallas, 1852
Opistostenus capeneri Slater, 1955
Oxycarenus albidipennis Stål, 1855
Oxycarenus annulipes Germar, 1837
Oxycarenus longirostris Samy, 1969
Oxycarenus rhodesianus Samy, 1969
Oxycarenus zimbabwei Samy, 1969
Paromius gracilis Rambur, 1839
Poeantius pernix Bergroth, 1921
Pylorgus aethiopicus Scudder & G...., 1964
Spilostethus macilentus Stål, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli, 1763
Spilostethus rivularis Germar, 1837
Spilostethus rivularis rivularis
Spilostethus taeniatus Stål, 1865
Spilostethus trilineatus Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Lygaeoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilyBerytidae
Fieber, 1851
stilt bug, Stilt bugs, Stiltbugs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlissidae
Stål, 1862
Chinch Bugs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterogastridae
Stål, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygaeidae
Schilling, 1829
Chinch bugs, Ground bugs, Groundbugs, Milkweed Bug, Milkweed bugs, Seed bugs, True seed bugs
13
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxycarenidae
Stål, 1862
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPachygronthidae
Stål, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhyparochromidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Dirt-colored Seed Bugs, Seed Bug, Seed bugs
8
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lygaeoidea at artfakta.se
Lygaeoidea at dyntaxa.se
Lygaeoidea at itis.gov